Collaborate Disseminate
Hundreds of users gave permission to these third-party apps to access their social media accounts, but the apps got more handsy than that.
Continue reading Facebook, Twitter profiles slurped by mobile apps using malicious SDKs
Facebook and Twitter have announced that personal data related to hundreds of users may have been improperly accessed after users logged into third-party Android apps with their social media accounts.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Se… Continue reading Facebook and Twitter warn some users’ private data was accessed via third-party app SDK
Facebook and Twitter have announced that personal data related to hundreds of users may have been improperly accessed after users logged into third-party Android apps with their social media accounts. According to a report by CNBC, users of Android app… Continue reading Facebook and Twitter warn some users’ private data was accessed via third-party app SDK
The latest Twitter and Facebook breach was caused by two malicious SDKs that paid developers to secretly collect user data from the social networks.
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Researchers noticed that the main app configuration file, ADBMobileConfig.json, contained settings that could lead to security problems. Continue reading Adobe fixes SDK weakness affecting mobile apps
Study finds Android apps circumvented privacy opt-in rules and collected sensitive user information against user permission. Continue reading 1,300 Popular Android Apps Access Data Without Proper Permissions
The reusability and convenient utility of open source software (OSS) and software development kits (SDKs) has been a boon to mobile application developers. Both types of software shortcuts help developers save time and money and accelerate development… Continue reading Automate Software Security Checks to Find Open Source Software, SDK Perils
Overall Intel patched four vulnerabilities, including high-severity flaws in its Media SDK and Intel NUC mini PC. Continue reading Intel Patches High-Severity Flaws in Media SDK, Mini PC
No. 4 global phone maker, Xiaomi, preinstalled a security app called ‘Guard Provider’ that had a major flaw. Continue reading This Preinstalled Mobile Security App Delivered Vulnerabilities, Not Protection
Google said in 2018 it tracked a rise in the number of potentially harmful apps found on Android devices that were either pre-installed or delivered via over-the-air updates. Continue reading Google Warns of Growing Android Attack Vector: Backdoored SDKs and Pre-Installed Apps